TONER CARTRIDGE - BROTHER IND LTD

Title:

TONER CARTRIDGE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/012580

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided is a toner cartridge with which assembly efficiency is improved while suppressing the leakage of toner from an opening. The toner cartridge (process cartridge 1) is provided with: a development frame 30 having an accommodating chamber 30A for accommodating toner and an opening 30C for feeding toner in the accommodating chamber 30A to the outside of the accommodating chamber 30A; a shaft member 110 supported movably in the development frame 30; and a stirring sheet 120 that is disposed in the accommodating chamber 30A with the base end 121 of the stirring sheet supported by the shaft member 110, and that rotates together with the shaft member 110. The development frame 30 has: a first wall 30F in which the opening 30C is formed; and a second wall 30S that, together with the first wall 30F, sandwiches the stirring sheet at a position sealing the opening 30C so that the stirring sheet 120 contacts the first wall 30F while the second wall 30S contacts the stirring sheet 120 via an elastic member 130, said second wall, together with the first wall, supporting the stirring sheet 120 at a position sealing the opening 30C.

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Inventors:

SAKATA ISAMU (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2017/025523

Publication Date:

January 18, 2018

Filing Date:

July 13, 2017

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

BROTHER IND LTD (JP)

International Classes:

G03G15/08

Foreign References:

JP2002244422A	2002-08-30
JP2015187718A	2015-10-29
JP2006276532A	2006-10-12
JPH08292634A	1996-11-05
US20050117937A1	2005-06-02
JP2015187718A	2015-10-29

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